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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: aishah kone <aishahkone1@outlook.fr>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 19:44:36 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dearest Respectful One,


 Dearest Respectful One,

May the Peace of the Lord be unto you and your family, I 'm MISS AISHAH KONE,19yrs old , from Central Africa Republic where there's war currently going on, My late father Mr. MOHAMMED KONE as killed by the Anti-balaka rebel along with my Mother and my 3brother’s earlier this years on their way to the capital city which because of the war here in my country Central Africa Republic also been envy of our worthily which my late father was in charge of the mining GOLD & DIAMOND cooperation here in Central Africa Republic , also a Financial consultant at the pride of formal late president (Kolingba), May there soul rest in PEACE (Amen).

I humbly write to solicit for your partnership and assistance in transferring and investing of Fund USD$16.5M deposited in the Financial Security Trust firm here in Ivory Coast. I will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate the Fund in the Financial Security Trust firm to your country for the benefit of my business investment there in your country. Acutely we have not met each other as I got your contact through the business directory. In the name of God, I need your assistance to help me out and secure this Fund in lucrative venture there in your country. I want to evacuate this coded Fund for investment purpose into your country bank account as such I would like to make contact with people like you residing in that country for assistance. Note, the Fund is already with the Financial Security Trust Firm here in Ivory Coast for safe keeping. If you are willing to assist me. You will help me retrieve the Fund from the Financial Security Trust firm here in the as The reason I needed your help is that I cannot operate it alone without using your name as a Foreigner who will stand as my beneficiary guardian to retrieve the Fund in the Financial Security Trust firm or the business partner that you are, that is why I decided to contact you seeking for your aid assistant.

Since the war in my country is still unstable and everything is practically difficult now and opportunities are closing up, the Rebel Anti-balaka is frustrating the country now and the government that is why I travel down with the (UN) diplomatically here in Ivory Coast where my late father deposited the Fund in the Financial Security Trust Firm here in Ivory Coast, USD$16.5M for self keeping. If you accept this offer of assistance, you are required to give me your Name, age, occupation, address also enclosing your telephone fax numbers. What I now need from you are as follows:

(1). you will act, on behalf of me here and as well as my late father’s foreign business partner, to contact the Financial Security Trust firm here to secure the Fund on my behalf and open a Bank account in your country for me with the credentials I will give you.(2). You will be entitled to 25% of the involved for your assistance. (3). As soon as you confirm to me by e-mail your readiness to contact Bank here Ivory Coast , I will send you all the relevant details ,the code number of Fund to you and also the contact information’s. Of Financial Security Trust firm here Ivory Coast. (4). Please note that this project is 100% risk free but you must keep it very secret and confidential with strong assurance that you will not let me down at all. I expect your prompt
reply on Regards, reply to my private email (aishahkci@outlook.fr)
MISS AISHAH KONE

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